PHILSTAR Philippines News

Tuesday, November 24, 2009

  • Delisted partylist asks poll body to reconsider ruling

    Philstar.com - Wednesday, November 25

    MANILA, Philippines – A delisted party-list group asked the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to reconsider its decision to remove it from the list of registered sectoral parties allowed to participate in the May 2010 polls. More »

  • 24 victims of Maguindanao massacre named

    Philstar.com - Tuesday, November 24

    MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine National Police (PNP) has identified the bodies of 24 victims of yesterday’s election-related massacre in Maguindanao. More »

  • PPCRV's recruitment affected by Maguindanao massacre

    Philstar.com - Tuesday, November 24

    MANILA, Philippines – An official of a Church-based election watchdog group said its recruitment process for the May 2010 national polls would be affected by yesterday's massacre in Maguindanao. More »

  • Report: Talks on for boxing's biggest bout

    Philstar.com - Tuesday, November 24

    MANILA, Philippines – Negotiations for a possible megabuck showdown between boxing stars Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather are expected to start today, a sports website reported.  More »

  • Gov't told: probe Maguindanao massacre

    Philstar.com - Tuesday, November 24

    MANILA, Philippines – Militant group Bayan called on the government to launch an impartial investigation into the massacre of 40 people in Maguindanao reportedly committed by a local mayor with a private army. More »

  • Escudero withdraws bid for presidency

    Philstar.com - Tuesday, November 24

    MANILA, Philippines -- Sen. More »

  • Maguindanao massacre

    Philstar.com - Tuesday, November 24

    MANILA, Philippines - Forty-three persons – including a politician about to file her and her brother’s certificates of candidacy (COCs), as well as journalists covering the event – were confirmed killed when heavily armed men waylaid the group on its way to the local Commission on Elections (Comelec) office in Maguindanao. More »

  • Murder raps filed vs Ivler

    Philstar.com - Tuesday, November 24

    MANILA, Philippines - The Quezon City Police District (QCPD) filed murder charges yesterday against road rage shooting suspect Jason Ivler for the killing of Renato Ebarle Jr., a son of a Malacañang official, during a traffic altercation on Nov. 18. More »

  • Supreme Court affirms government control of Diwalwal mine site

    Philstar.com - Tuesday, November 24

    MANILA, Philippines - The Supreme Court has affirmed its ruling giving the government full control and supervision of mining operations in Agusan-Davao-Surigao Forest Reserve known as the “Diwal-wal Gold Rush Area.” More »

  • EDITORIAL - Barbarians

    Philstar.com - Tuesday, November 24

    If initial reports from Maguindanao are accurate, the Ampatuan clan has found a foolproof way of eliminating political rivals. More »